Where does “кацига” come from?

кацига (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian кацида, from Italian casside, from Latin cassis, from Proto-Indo-European kadʰ- — to guard, cover, protect, care for; to guard,...

кацига (Serbo-Croatian): helmet

Definitions

  1. helmet

Ancestry of “кацига”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianкацида—
2ItaliancassideA metal helmet; Synonym of cassidide; plural of...
3Latincassisa plumed metal helmet; hunting net, snare, toil;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankadʰ-to guard, cover, protect, care for; to guard,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kadʰ- →Every word from Latin cassis →Every word from Italian casside →